John Alexander Copeland III

Background

III, John Alexander Copeland was born on February 6, 1941 in Atlanta. Son of John Alexander and Gay Elise (Stafford) C.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1962; Master of Science, Georgia Institute Technology, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia Institute Technology, 1965.

Career

Member technical staff, Bell Tel. laboratories, 1965-1982; supervisor, Bell Tel. laboratories, 1967-1976; head repeater research department, Bell Tel. laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1976-1982; vice president engineering technical, Sangamo Weston/Schlumberger, Atlanta, 1982-1985; vice president systems engineer, Hayes Microcomputer Products, Atlanta, 1985-1993; research physicist, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1965; Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Center Advanced Telecomm. Technology, 1993-1996; also board directors, Georgia Center Advanced Telecom. Technology, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1993-1996; Wetnauer chair, School of Elec. and computer engnr.

Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, Georgia., since 1993.

Achievements

• John Alexander Copeland III has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (editor translations electron devices 1971-1973, Morris N. Liebmann award 1970). Member American Physical Society, Sea Bright Lawn Club.

Connections

Married Sandra Jeanne Chandler, June 18, 1960. Children: Brian Christopher, Trudi Kathleen.

Father:

John Alexander C.

Mother:

Gay Elise (Stafford) C.

Spouse:

Sandra Jeanne Chandler

child:

Brian Christopher III

child:

Trudi Kathleen III